Give or Take?
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- Original Source:National 4-H Council
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In this outdoor activity, learners work in pairs using their senses—especially touch—to learn more about individual trees. After reading and discussing Shel Silverstein's storybook "The Giving Tree," learners conduct a field study of different trees. Each learner explores and answers questions about a particular tree's bark, age, smell, roots, leaves, and fruit, and what wildlife is found in or near the tree. In a latter part of the activity, learners wear blindfolds and try to identify their tree without using their sense of sight. This activity is aligned to National Science Standards (NS.5-8.6 Personal and Social Perspectives: Populations, Resources, and Environments). Less
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Grade: TK/K to 12
Topics: Ecology & Ecosystems, Life Sciences, Earth's Resources, Current Science, Measurement & Tools, Mathematics, Philosophy, Earth & Space Science, Structure and Function in Living Things, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Classification, Agriculture & Natural Resources
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- Teacher Materials
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